January 2012
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October 2011
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Mashing Down Hills
Macaframa team rider Massan mashing downhill with traffic showing how to really ride a track bike on the streets… just amazing!
Cyphers
September 2011
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Music Monday Vol. 7 "The Weeknd Edition"
For the past two weeks now I’ve been blasting The Weeknd either at home, at the shop, driving, or biking. Something about R&B music that always get me hooked. The melancholy of his voice with the instrumentals used in his songs work perfectly together. Check out both of his mixtapes “House of Balloons” & “Thursday”.
Here are my favourite songs from both...
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An On Going Series
For the Scenic Edmonton Art Show at The Common I knew I wanted in corporate the different landscapes we have here in the city and the epic skies we have in Edmonton. When I first started to shoot for the show, I shot very vaguely to allow me to play with the cropping. After starting at the photographs for a good 3 hours on the computer I decided to make the foreground only 25% of the final product...
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Empire State of Mind
This video reminded me how much I really really NEED to go to New York next year… I know I know I haven’t gone yet and every single time a friend/family goes there they tell me I would LOVE it there… defiantly next years trip is an Empire State of mind!
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Scenic Edmonton Art Show
This Thursday at The Common there will be an Photography Art Show that will showcase several photographers that took their interpretation on “Scenic Edmonton”. Edmonton scenery to me is bright yellow canola fields with bright blue skies, grassy hills with purply/orangy/red sunset skies, and busily tree branches with dark grey clouds. I portrayed these within three photographs on 20 x...
August 2011
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Used Vinyl
When you hear the name FAKE BLOOD the first things that come to mind are: banging electro, masher raves, hipsters surrounding them… BUT I bet you guys didn’t know they are very knowledgeable of hip-hop/funk music and have a whack load of old vinyl of the original song that are sampled by modern producers. I was very impressed with each “Used Vol.” they have release the past...
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AVGSTA & AVGVSTVS
You might know Julia Vaughn from way back when I was posting about/for Triumvir roughly around two years ago… well now Julia is on her on venture of making/restoring jewellery with her sister, Samantha, dubed the name AVGSTA & AVGVSTVS. Their jewellery line online shop grand opening is today that you can go check out their rad jewellery and of course purchase them. Be sure to check out...
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Music Monday Vol. 6
Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne (Full Album Stream)
Source: Hypetrak
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Romantic Eatery
My family/friends are BIG eaters and we always have potlucks, cook offs, food battles, etc and I always just take photos of the actual gathering… BUT this time I just wanted to take photos of the food because to me thats the romantic part of the entire gathering. I shot these delicious sliders in a high key setting in mind with my 5D MrkII with my favourite lens of 50mm f/1.4. This is why I...
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Magazine Worthy
A few months ago I did several interior shots for my friends Arthur & Dan for their store; Haven. Recently they were asked to be in an article about them and their store on Be Street Magazine who is based out in France. They used my recent shots of their Edmonton Location in the magazine and I’m pretty stoked to see my images in magazine… need to do more editorials/commercial shots...
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July 2011
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New Bike Stance
- Brooks B17
- Soma Drop Bars
- All-City Swan Clips/Double Straps
- Cinelli Cork Tape
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Beer, Pizza, & Cake
Even though my birthday was last week my good friends from my Photography Class: Kim Kim, Dwayne, Delain, and Shawn insisted to go out for some beers at Empress. Lone and behold Kim Kim made me a special birthday cake (she is know to make the best cakes for any occasions)… BUT I didn’t expect a Munny version of me on the cake that dresses exactly what I wear all the time. Love my...
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Live & Real
Honestly my favourite singers of our time is Raphael Saadiq and of course Aloe Blacc. No one really appreciates singers and their voices until they see them live and when I saw Rapheal Saddiq recently at the Commodore in Vancouver I was in complete awe during his two hour set. Another person I want to see live is Aloe Blacc, but for right now these six videos that MADE blog created during his...
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Nom'n With Friends: Jason Pietrzykowski
I love eating and trying new restaurants; especially with friends. Jason and I have been talking about going to this pizza joint he goes to with his lady friend, Tanja, for their classic new york style pizza. I’ve gone to MANY pizza places in the city and always get disappointed but Jason reassured me that this place will not disappoint… and he was RIGHT! The past week we finally went...
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“Damn I’m 23 now?…”
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Music Monday Vol. 5
Anthony Hamilton - You
Raphael Saadiq - Uptown
Smif N’ Wessun - Bucktown
J. Cole - Higher
John Legend - Save Room
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SOS Fest 2011 Portraits
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Music "Monday" Vol. 4
Slum Village - Fall In Love
Jay-Z - Dear Summer
The Gap Band - Oustanding
Beach House - Norway
Jamie Woon - Night Air
Munchi - Hope
June 2011
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Nom'n In Vancouver
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Music Monday Vol. 3
Oliver $ - Doing Ya Thang
The Weekend - Trust Issue
Breakbot - Fantasy
Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci
Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks
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Music Monday Vol. 2
J. Cole - Killers
Raphael Saadiq - Good Man (Theory Edit)
Aloe Blacc - Hello
Adele - Chasing Pavements
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Music Monday Vol. 1
Jamie XX - Far Nearer
Beirut - East Harlem
J. Cole - How High
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May 2011
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Rugged n' Raw
My homie DJ Sonny Grimezz came out with another banger mix for you hip-hop heads out there. Classics with Eazy E, NWA, Ice Cube, and many others alongside with current with J. Cole, The Roots, etc. If you need music to just cruise to in your car, bike, or just walking this is IT! Download it HERE!
April 2011
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NAIT Grad Show 2011
With my final year at NAIT in the Photographic Technology program at it’s closure, my class and I wanted a proper showcasing of our work that we did throughout the two years. On May 5th, 2011 at The ARTery (9535 Jasper Avenue) we will be showcasing our work starting at 8pm! Admission is FREE and open to the public so bring yourself, your friends, your family, anyone really! Food will be...
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The BOOK
For the past month I’ve been hella busy finishing up my Portfolio book for school, getting ready to go to Vancouver, catching up on work photos, and other projects… BUT it was well worth it! Every artist out there knows that it dosen’t matter if you have a stacked up resume or references; in our industries everyone only cares about your BOOK. In my book I wanted to focus on...
March 2011
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Vancouver Bound
In the NAIT Photographic Technology Program we as students have to find our own work experience which is limitless depending on our own motivation and determination on find the right photographer. After a good amount of research, emails, and stressing finding the right one for me; I have found David Ellingsen who is stationed in Vancouver. I’m stoked to be following David because he is an...
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Foosh vs Haven
Tomorrow night will be THEE night at The Common because it will be a battle between the Foosh staff and the Haven staff… through MUSIC! This night is going to be an iPod battle which each staff member will load up their iPods and pick several songs for each round. Each round will be determined by crowd response during and after the rounds SOOO come out, drink, dance, and cheer on your...
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Get Dancing
Breakbot - Shades Of Black
Cosmic Kids - Reginald’s Groove (Classixx Remix)
Siriusmo - Einmal In Der Woche Schreien
Second City Rhythm - You Got Me
Teen Daze - Togeather
February 2011
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End Of The Week
Usually my fridays consists of going to Fine Art Photography Class, nom’n on food, take out gear for the weekend, head straight to work, work till 9ish, and then head out to party… this past weekend was no different. This time around after work I headed to the UofA climbing wall for the Tour De Bloc finals. The moves that both men & women were doing were stunning! The amount of...
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Wounded Rhymes
The LONG awaited second album from Lykke Li will be offically releasing next week, BUT Lykke Li allowed Hype Machine to do a full album stream to allow people get a taste. The album has 10 tracks of the swedish singers melancholy voice on interesting beats that is 100% her. Take a listen and fall in love with her voice… be sure to get your copy next week!
**BONUS** Here is my favourite...
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Tour De Bloc
Starting back in 2003 in only Ontario and Qubec, Tour De Bloc was a new climbing competition in Canada that grew each year that focused on pure Bouldering. Now in their 8th year, Tour De Bloc has spread throughout the country in each major climbing walls. Strong climbers around the country congregate to compete in very technical, balance-y, and near impossible routes that are seted by...
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Niche
In the past year there has been a booming movement of small little 30 person seating restaurants in the city which I’m happy to see being a foodie and really seeing how Edmonton is growing culturally. One of these restaurants is Niche (11011 Jasper Avenue). My friend, John Ahn, is one of the owners of this establishment and he allowed me to take a portrait of him before opening. We started...
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Sarah FluidHair Cameron
I LOVE to shoot people that have some sort of background story, strong personality, and an attitude to them that comes out in the photograph… and an awesome dog like Kane! Sarah is all this and more! On this last minute shoot we did it at her hair salon , Fluid Hair on 9916 81 Ave, we did six variation of photographs that showcased her. I wanted to capture different aspects of Sarah...
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